fingerdocce

Old English

Alternative forms

• fingirdocce

Etymology

From finger + *docce, from Proto-West Germanic *dokkā, from Proto-Germanic *dukkǭ (“strength, power”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfin.ɡerˌdok.ke/, [ˈfiŋ.ɡerˌdok.ke]

Noun

fingerdocce f

1. finger muscles
2. (botany) foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

Usage notes

• The exact gender is not known for certain, as the only attested form is in the genitive plural as fingirdoccana, fingirdoccuna, fingirdocuna; but it is assumed feminine due to analogy of the second element, *docce, with related terms in Old Saxon and Old High German.